WP No. 8496 of 2026 IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 10-03-2026 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MR JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE WP No. 8496 of 2026 Rani Petitioner(s) Vs 1. The District collector O/o.The District collector Salem District Salem 2.The Revenue Divisional officer Attur Salem District 3.The Tahsildar Gangavalli Taluk office Gangavalli Taluk Salem District 4.The Inspector of police Thammampatti police station salem District 5.Varadharaj Respondent(s) PRAYER directing the 3rd respondent to survey the properties sub divide and transfer the patta in the name of the petitioner husband Veerasamy which is situated in s.No.178/3E to the extent of 0.55 hector of sendhararapatti, Gangavalli Taluk, Salem District based on the representation dated 11.11.2025 with aid of the 4th respondent police within stipulated time. https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 8496 of 2026 For Petitioner(s): Mr.M.Senthilkumar For Respondent(s): Mr.C.Jayaprakash Govt Advocate For R1 to R3 Mr.V.Meganathan Govt Advocate(Crl.Side) For R4 R5 – Pvt notice dispensed with ORDER This writ petition has been filed seeking for a direction to the third respondent to survey and sub divide the lands, morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition and also for transfer of patta in the name of the petitioner, based on the petitioner’s representation dated 11.11.2025, within a time frame to be fixed by this Court. 2.The petitioner claims that she is the owner of the property, morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition. She has given a representation to the respondents seeking for survey and sub divide the lands, morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition and also for transfer of patta in her name on 11.11.2025. Since the same has not been considered till date, the petitioner has filed this writ petition. 3. Mr.C.Jayaprakash, learned Government Advocate accepts notice on behalf of respondents 1 to 3. Mr.V.Meganathan, learned Government Advocate (Crl.side) accepts notice on behalf of the fourth respondent. Since no adverse https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 8496 of 2026 order is being passed against the fifth respondent, notice to the fifth respondent is dispensed with by this Court. 4.No prejudice will be caused to the respondents if the third respondent is directed to consider the representation dated 11.11.2025 submitted by the petitioner seeking for survey and sub division of the lands, morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition and also seeking for issuance of transfer of patta, on merits and in accordance with law, after hearing the objections of the fifth respondent as well as any other party whom the third respondent deems it fit to enquire, within a time frame to be fixed by this Court. 5.For the foregoing reasons, this writ petition is disposed of by issuing the following directions: a)The third respondent is directed to survey and sub divide the lands, morefully described in the prayer to this writ petition, within a period of 12 weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order; b) If the petitioner is eligible for the issuance of transfer of patta in her name for the property surveyed and sub divided by the respondents, the third respondent shall issue transfer of patta for the property in favour of the petitioner, within a period of eight weeks from the date when the survey and sub https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 8496 of 2026 division of the lands are completed after hearing the objections of the fifth respondent and all the necessary parties; (c) If the need arises for police assistance and on a request made by the third respondent, the fourth respondent shall render police assistance for the effective implementation of this order. No Costs. 10-03-2026 vga https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 8496 of 2026 To 1.The District collector O/o.The District collector Salem District Salem 2.The Revenue Divisinal officer Attur Salem District 3.The Tahsildar Gangavalli Taluk office Gangavalli Taluk Salem District 4.The Inspector of police Thammampatti police station salem District https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis WP No. 8496 of 2026 ABDUL QUDDHOSE J. vga WP No. 8496 of 2026 10-03-2026 https://www.mhc.tn.gov.in/judis